CVE-2017-5420
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:04
Severity ?
Summary
A "javascript:" url loaded by a malicious page can obfuscate its location by blanking the URL displayed in the addressbar, allowing for an attacker to spoof an existing page without the malicious page's address being displayed correctly. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 52
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